Former union boss John Maitland escapes third trial on ICAC charges

By Michaela Whitbourn
Updated September 25 2017 - 9:04pm, first published 8:53pm

Jailed former union boss John Maitland has escaped a third trial on corruption charges after a District Court judge took the unusual step of granting a permanent order halting the trial on the grounds it would be "oppressive and an abuse of process".

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